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  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
April 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM

“These cuts are killing Veterans. Veterans will die.” -MG Paul Eaton, USA (Ret.)

11 Democratic Senators held a shadow hearing on Thursday to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration and DOGE’s indiscriminate and dangerous mass firings and cuts at the VA. JOHN, 11 Democratic Senators held a shadow hearing on Thursday to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM

The Veterans Fighting Back

For all the harm Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dishing out as they declare war on Veterans and the VA — we’re going to exact a price. We took a lot of hits over the last three months, JOHN. But we’re not just taking our licks. We’re hitting right back. For all the harm Donald Trump and Elon M…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
April 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM

These are not the firings we asked for.

This is absolutely ridiculous and in any other administration the entire top level of the defense and intelligence operation would be out on the street. You may have seen some headlines about Trump firing members of his national security team. Let’s be clear: These are not the firings we are …
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM

GOP: You’re on notice

Trump won Wisconsin by 1 point in 2024. Susan Crawford will win this race by a margin of over 10 points — a swing of 11 points in six months. Hey everybody, two points we want to make today. First, we’ve already seen some state and local level races around the country make incredible swings ag…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
April 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM

RE: Humbly asking you for $5 before our deadline at midnight

Hey — we’ll keep this quick. Writing to make sure you saw our email earlier today, and to ask whether you can chip in to VoteVets before our FEC deadline in a few hours. If you can’t afford it, no problem. Times are tough. But if you have a few dollars to spare, it would really help. You can …
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Humbly asking you for $5 before our deadline at midnight

JOHN, Before our first FEC deadline of this Trump presidency hits at midnight, we’re humbly asking you to chip in $5. Yes, just $5. $5 because the lawlessness of Trump and his administration have no equal in American history. $5 because the recklessness of Trump and his administration have …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Veterans are getting pummeled right now

Thousands of them have lost their jobs. Veterans who transitioned from a life in uniform to a life in public service have been cut off at the knees. As you read this, Veterans are getting absolutely pummeled. Our email, texts, and phones are full of fellow Veterans who are at their wits’ end. …
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM

“No, I haven't.”

Trump was asked yesterday whether he had been briefed on the four American soldiers missing after a training mission in Lithuania, several hours after the incident. At the time we wrote this email, those four soldiers are still missing. Trump was asked yesterday whether he had been briefed on t…
  Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, U.S. Army (Ret.) · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM

I am appalled at what Secretary Hegseth has done to the finest Military on earth.

Our very challenged Secretary of Defense has shown that he has no respect for the position he holds and does not stand up well when compared to previous defense secretaries like Hagel, Gates and Austin. John, Paul Eaton here. I’ll keep this brief. Our very challenged Secretary of Defense has s…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM

This was more than a mistake

Don’t believe the talk from the GOP that this was “just a mistake.” It is a catastrophe. They have made each of us less safe. They have opened American men and women in uniform up to exceptional risk. This has to be treated with the seriousness it deserves, and VoteVets is going to make sure it is…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM

They need to lose their jobs for this

Hegseth, Waltz, and Vance cannot give us any certainty that their communications have not been intercepted by China, Russia, and Iran. They cannot guarantee to us, to the public, and to the members of the United States Military that our enemies don't already have access to our most sensitive secre…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
March 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM

We’re clobbering them. Help us keep it up

JOHN, we’re taking the fight to them. It’s not enough just to say that we’re holding the line, that we’re doing everything we can, that we need you to do the hard work. That’s never been the way we do it here at VoteVets. We roll up our sleeves, get our hands dirty, and take on the hard task…
  Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, U.S. Army (Ret.) · [email protected]
March 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM

We’re going on offense... Watch our newest ad:

VoteVets is running a six figure advertising campaign on social media, streaming services, and billboards in the districts of five Republican members of Congress, each of them Veterans. JOHN: We’ve been on defense a lot lately, but we have not surrendered the initiative. For good reason, to b…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM

JOHN: Is there anything we can say?

JOHN, we know you can’t afford to donate to every email we send. And — to be clear — we don’t expect you to. That would be nuts. But, from time to time, we do need our supporters to chip in. When it’s right for them, and when they can afford to do so. And today, we’re humbly asking whether …
  Travis Tazelaar, VoteVets · [email protected]
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Ira Hayes

The people who serve — no matter their gender or race— have earned our recognition and respect. But this administration is far more interested in erasing their legacies than building upon it. JOHN, this is Travis with VoteVets. I’m a Marine Corps Veteran, and I want to tell you about a fellow M…
  Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, U.S. Army (Ret.) · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM

We’re going on offense. Watch our newest ad:

VoteVets is running a six figure advertising campaign on social media, streaming services, and billboards in the districts of five Republican members of Congress, each of them Veterans. JOHN: We’ve been on defense a lot lately, but we have not surrendered the initiative. For good reason, to b…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM

You can run, but you can’t hide

We’re targeting five Republican members of Congress in battleground districts who refuse to meet with the people who elected them, and refuse to answer to the Veterans they’re screwing over. JOHN: Republicans in Congress are applauding Trump, Elon, and DOGE as they fire thousands of Veterans w…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Who’s on point right now

The news ain’t great lately. No doubt. But if you look closely, you’ll notice something. JOHN: The news ain’t great lately. No doubt. But if you look closely, you’ll notice something. In the House, VoteVets members are poking Trump in the eye and working to block him and Elon. In the Senate,…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM

VoteVets is defeating Trump and Elon in court.

A federal judge just told the Trump administration that their mass firings of probationary federal employees — including thousands of Veterans — were illegal. JOHN: Don't buy into the idea that Trump and Elon are invincible, or inevitable. We’re talking about a creepy, weird, fascist man-chil…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM

Whatever happens today, we’re going to need all hands on deck

VoteVets is going to need to work harder than ever to defend the Veterans we represent. We’re going to need to do a lot of overtime to defend the thousands of VA staff who have illegal firings hanging over their heads. We’re going to need to fight like hell for the thousands of Veterans whose jobs…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM

This is a bad deal.

The House budget rips even more care away from Veterans by zeroing out the Toxic Exposures Fund starting Oct 1. Congress passed a bill and funded this program, and 2 million Veterans have had their claims approved. 2 million Veterans are depending on the VA to help them get treatment and care for …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Republicans are cutting $22.8 BILLION from the PACT Act

We mobilized nationwide to get the PACT Act passed. Right now, we’re doing everything we can to save it. And if the GOP succeeds in killing it, we’re going to mobilize nationwide to make them pay. JOHN: Republicans in the House voted to gut the PACT Act and rip billions of dollars in care fro…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM

VoteVets is making a $1 million commitment to recruiting the next generation of leaders

When Veterans and National Security experts speak, Americans listen. When Veterans and National Security experts run, they win. 2024 was a tough year for Democrats, but VoteVets-endorsed candidates still won 143 victories at every level — local, state, and federal. We know what works, and we’re do…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM

🪖 To all VoteVets Supporters — Please, don’t click away 🇺🇸

When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. JOHN - When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the bigge…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM

🪖 To all VoteVets Supporters: Please, don’t click away 🇺🇸

When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. JOHN - When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the bigge…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM

Who benefits if Trump walks back our NATO obligations?

We’ll give you one guess: More concerning reports out of the White House this week. Donald Trump and his administration have begun to signal that his administration would not defend a NATO ally if they were attacked. Nevermind that NATO has kept the peace for 75 years because of the Article …
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM

What would a person who hates Veterans do?

Donald Trump hates the Military. Donald Trump hates Veterans. For the next four years, VoteVets is going to do everything we can to defend those people from the worst of Donald Trump and his administration. We could use your help. JOHN — that’s a genuine question. What would a person who hated…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
March 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM

The VA is in IMMINENT danger

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans in Congress are speedrunning the evisceration of the VA. They’ve cut thousands of staff already and have plans to cut 83,000 more. JOHN — we’ll keep this brief. Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans in Congress are speedrunning the evisceration of th…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM

Donald Trump wants to fire 83,000 VA staff

What this administration is doing isn’t about efficiency or improving care. It is about turning the VA into UnitedHealth — deny, defend, depose, all to maximize shareholder value. Trump and Elon have made that perfectly clear. JOHN, many of you rely on the VA. We do, too. We don’t think the VA …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
March 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM

It’s time to show them what they are doing to us

Today, VoteVets is bringing half a dozen Veterans to the Capitol. Each of them have either been fired or are soon to be impacted by Elon Musk, DOGE, and the GOP as they cleave off huge swaths of the federal government to enrich themselves. JOHN: Today, VoteVets is bringing half a dozen Vetera…
  Travis Tazelaar · [email protected]
March 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Medicaid and SNAP benefits

JOHN, this is Travis with VoteVets. We're working to find Veterans who would be impacted by the Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration as they work to pass deep cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. SNAP is a lifeline for Veterans and Military Families, with one in five Military Families …
  LTC (Ret.) Alex Vindman · [email protected]
March 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM

Remember how weak Donald Trump looked in the Oval Office yesterday.

Trump threw a temper tantrum in public while the entire world was watching, and he did it because President Zelenskyy did the one thing every Republican in Congress should be doing right now: He told Donald Trump that his ego isn't more important than our shared security and western values of free…
  LTC (Ret.) Alex Vindman · [email protected]
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM

Remember how weak Donald Trump looked in the Oval Office today.

Trump threw a temper tantrum in public while the entire world was watching, and he did it because President Zelenskyy did the one thing every Republican in Congress should be doing right now: He told Donald Trump that his ego isn't more important than our shared security and western values of free…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
February 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM

The real impact of Trump and Elon’s purges...

At 2:30pm eastern time tomorrow afternoon, VoteVets will be holding an online townhall with VoteVets Chair Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (U.S. Army, Ret.), Senator Tammy Duckworth, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, Baltimore County Council Member Pat Young, and Veterans who have been impacted a…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
February 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM

The real impact of Trump and Elon’s purges

At 2:30pm eastern time on Thursday afternoon, VoteVets will be holding an online townhall with VoteVets Chair Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (U.S. Army, Ret.), Senator Tammy Duckworth, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, Baltimore County Council Member Pat Young, and Veterans who have been impacte…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM

They're making their move.

On Friday night, while most of us were logging off and winding down — eating dinner, watching a movie with the kids, or enjoying an evening out with friends — Trump and Hegseth started purging senior Military officers that they deem insufficiently loyal. We’ve been talking about this for months, a…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM

They are making their move.

Last night, while most of us were logging off and winding down — eating dinner, watching a movie with the kids, or enjoying an evening out with friends — Trump and Hegseth started purging senior Military officers that they deem insufficiently loyal. We’ve been talking about this for months, and la…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM

$5 for VoteVets. Yes, just $5.

JOHN: We’re asking you for $5 today. Yes, just $5. $5 because Elon Musk and Donald Trump have already fired staff doing mission critical work at the VA. $5 because they’ve cut thousands more essential jobs across the federal government, including the jobs of Veterans and currently serving m…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
February 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM

No kings. Period.

Yeah, no. We swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. As long as there is breath in our lungs, there will be no king in the United States. Chip in to VoteVets to keep it that way. If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly: Ru…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM

Humbly asking you: Don’t skip this email...

VoteVets, first and foremost, is an organization aimed at supporting Veterans. At the end of the day we are focused on improving outcomes and care for all Veterans, regardless of their politics. John: VoteVets, first and foremost, is an organization aimed at supporting Veterans. At the end of …
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
February 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM

Humbly asking you: Don’t skip this email

VoteVets, first and foremost, is an organization aimed at supporting Veterans. At the end of the day we are focused on improving outcomes and care for all Veterans, regardless of their politics. John: VoteVets, first and foremost, is an organization aimed at supporting Veterans. At the end of …
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Veterans are getting fired. VA staff are getting fired. We need details.

If we don’t hear from you we can’t tell your story. John: Musk and Trump fired 1000 VA staff, including staff working the Veterans Crisis Line. That’s confirmed. Musk and Trump are firing Veterans across federal agencies. That’s confirmed. We’re hearing a trickle of stories every day, and mos…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM

Word of the day: Enshitification

In the tech world, enshitification is the gradual degradation of online platforms over time to extract maximum value for shareholders. In this case, it’s a gradual reduction in the quality of services Veterans depend on over time in an effort to push privatization. John — The Trump administrat…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM

This was an important call

We’ve had a lot of success in raising the resources we need to help candidates win their races in the past, but we’ve seen a real slowdown in our fundraising since election day. John, Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, retired and VoteVets Chair here. As a team, we here at VoteVets made a hu…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
February 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM

VoteVets is donating $500,000 to Abigail Spanberger’s campaign.

Abigail will win this race. She’s credible, she has impeccable character, she’s deeply committed to our democracy, and she’s focused on the issues Virgnians care about. She’s the kind of candidate that can reach Veterans, Military Families, independents, and the swing voters we’ll need to win. …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Dork Vader is in control (but not for long)

Elon Musk ain’t the boss. He has no real power. He’s incredibly unpopular. And if we dial up the pressure, we can FIRE ELON. Take a look at this, John. The “power behind the power” presidential element isn’t a new concept. Most recently, in the George W. Bush administration, it was Dick Chen…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM

$5. Yes, just $5.

With a donation of $5 you’re supporting VoteVets as we take the fight to Elon Musk and Donald Trump. You’re helping fund our lawsuit against DOGE and Musk’s illegal and unconstitutional power grab. And you’re powering this organization as we support the leaders who will turn the tide. John — W…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM

$5 to keep VoteVets ads online

We’re targeting eight Republican Veterans in swing districts over Trump’s call for the United States to occupy Gaza John — VoteVets just put thousands of dollars behind our first advertising campaign of the year. We’re running them in the Congressional districts of eight Republicans, all Vete…
  VoteVets VA Defense Fund · [email protected]
February 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM

All hands on deck: DOGE is in the VA

There’s some unvetted, unaccountable Musk lackey plugged into the VA. Our personal data. Our benefits. Our VA. JOHN — we were waiting for this. Now it’s here. All hands on deck. There’s some unvetted, unaccountable Musk lackey plugged into the VA. Our personal data. Our benefits. Our VA. Vote…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Our first ad buy of the year:

We’re targeting eight Republican Veterans in swing districts over Trump’s call for the United States to occupy Gaza John — VoteVets just put thousands of dollars behind our first advertising campaign of the year. We’re running them in the Congressional districts of eight Republicans, all Vete…